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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The chief of police in Columbus, Ohio says a "mistake was made" when porn actress Stormy Daniels and two other women were arrested Wednesday at a strip club where they were performing. Misdemeanor charges were dropped against Daniels Thursday, hours after she was arrested over the performance at Sirens during which some patrons touched her in a "non-sexual" way, her lawyer Michael Avenatti told The Associated Press.

Charging documents said Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was arrested for touching a patron at a "sexually oriented" business in violation of the state law commonly known as the Community Defense Act.

Avenatti told MSNBC later Thursday that police had prepared a sting operation with multiple officers. He said female undercover officers asked Daniels if they could place their face between her breasts.

"It was an absurd use of law enforcement resources," Avenatti said.

In a tweet, Avenatti called the arrest a "setup" and said it was politically motivated.

Columbus police denied that Daniels was targeted as a part of a sting operation. Undercover detectives were at the club as a part of a long-term investigation of illegal activity at city adult clubs, said police spokeswoman Denise Alex-Bouzounis.

The Community Defense Act prohibits dancers from touching customers and customers touching dancers - excluding immediate family members. The law, however, only applies to nude or semi-nude dancers who "regularly" perform at the venues. Thursday afternoon, city prosecutors dropped the charges, saying the law can't be enforced because Daniels has only appeared once at the Columbus club, on July 11.
n a statement, Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs said the officers believed there was probable cause the illegal touching law was violated, but "one element of the law was missed in error and charges were subsequently dismissed."

Jacobs defended the officers' actions, saying they were "well within their area of responsibility when taking enforcement action."

"Nonetheless, a mistake was made, and I accept full responsibility," Jacobs said.

Jacobs said the presence of the officers at the club was reasonable but their "motivations" would be reviewed internally "to ensure that our core values and duty to serve our community to the best of our ability continue to be the basis for our actions."

Avenatti posted a statement on Twitter by Daniels that said she apologized to her fans in Columbus, and that she would not perform her previously scheduled Thursday night show. A later tweet by Avenatti said that Daniels would perform again at the "scene of 'no crime, but then said Daniels would perform at another club.

Avenatti later tweeted that some of the accounts of Columbus police officers "appear to have been very pro-Trump." Avenatti demanded an investigation into the officers' conduct.

We appreciate Chief Kim Jacobs’s statement relating to the improper arrest. However, we demand a full and OPEN investigation into the conduct of the officers, including an examination of their social media accounts (some of which were mysteriously taken down earlier today)...

We appreciate Chief Kim Jacobs’s statement relating to the improper arrest. However, we demand a full and OPEN investigation into the conduct of the officers, including an examination of their social media accounts (some of which were mysteriously taken down earlier today)...

Certain of these accounts appear to have been very pro-Trump. In the event it is discovered that my client was targeted & arrested because of our opposition to Mr. Trump, the resulting lawsuit & action will be swift and devastating. That is not a threat. It is a promise. #Basta

A person who answered the phone at the strip club declined to comment.

Daniels has said she had sex with President Trump in 2006, when he was married, which Mr. Trump has denied. She's suing Mr. Trump and his former longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement she signed days before the 2016 presidential election.

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Well I don’t believe it was a setup by Trump. Maybe she should quit rubbing her boobs on people??

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he never said it was a setup by Trump - he said it was politically motivated, and that some of the arresting officers had pro-Trump social media, which he claims they took down... whether that's true or not, we should find out soon enough... could just be that they wanted their own 15 minutes... vice cops don't generally arrest dancers for rubbing titties in faces - vice cops are looking at the champagne rooms, where actual prostitution sometimes takes place...

if it was an attempt to support the Don, it was ill-advised, because you're right about one thing, that Trump doesn't want her name in the news... the city prosecutor made quick work of finding a loophole to dismiss the charges - someone with a little more political savvy than the well-meaning flatfoots probably made that call, albeit too late to avoid the unwanted publicity...

safe to say that they wanted to arrest Stormy Daniels - I'm sure there will be an investigation, and maybe we'll find out why...

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Well I don’t believe it was a setup by Trump. Maybe she should quit rubbing her boobs on people??

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he never said it was a setup by Trump - he said it was politically motivated, and that some of the arresting officers had pro-Trump social media, which he claims they took down... whether that's true or not, we should find out soon enough... could just be that they wanted their own 15 minutes... vice cops don't generally arrest dancers for rubbing titties in faces - vice cops are looking at the champagne rooms, where actual prostitution sometimes takes place...

if it was an attempt to support the Don, it was ill-advised, because you're right about one thing, that Trump doesn't want her name in the news... the city prosecutor made quick work of finding a loophole to dismiss the charges - someone with a little more political savvy than the well-meaning flatfoots probably made that call, albeit too late to avoid the unwanted publicity...

safe to say that they wanted to arrest Stormy Daniels - I'm sure there will be an investigation, and maybe we'll find out why...

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Good points. I was thinking her lawyer was blaming trump specifically. I’m wrong a lot.

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Kinda like the Nun addressing the young girls before them leaving for Spring break; Ladies remember to ask yourself is an hour of pleasure worth a possible lifetime of regret? Are there any questions?
One girl raised her hand and asked Sister - how do you make it last an hour?

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Kinda like the Nun addressing the young girls before them leaving for Spring break; Ladies remember to ask yourself is an hour of pleasure worth a possible lifetime of regret? Are there any questions?
One girl raised her hand and asked Sister - how do you make it last an hour?

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Kinda like the Nun addressing the young girls before them leaving for Spring break; Ladies remember to ask yourself is an hour of pleasure worth a possible lifetime of regret? Are there any questions?
One girl raised her hand and asked Sister - how do you make it last an hour?

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Yeah, her arrest is more useful for the left, and therefore it's far more likely it was a staged arrest to bring her back into the spotlight, mores than Trump sought some petty revenge.

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Or maybe it was a plot by the right trying to make it look like the left is using underhanded tactics to get her back in the news. It’s clearly a false false flag. You know that I know that you know that I know it.